How to Say “Family photo” in Chinese
Relationships and family · HSK 2
"Family photo" in Chinese is 全家福 (quán jiā fú). 全家福 (quánjiāfú) literally means 'whole family fortune/blessing'; it's the standard word for a family portrait and it sounds warm, not formal. Fun fact: 全家福 is also the name of a popular dish (a mixed stew with seafood, meat, and vegetables); same characters, same meaning of 'everything together.
Primary translation
全家福
quán jiā fú
Variants by register
Formal
全家福照片
quánjiāfú zhàopiàn
Casual
全家福
quánjiāfú
When to use it
全家福 (quánjiāfú) literally means 'whole family fortune/blessing'; it's the standard word for a family portrait and it sounds warm, not formal. Fun fact: 全家福 is also the name of a popular dish (a mixed stew with seafood, meat, and vegetables); same characters, same meaning of 'everything together.' Around Chinese New Year, families often go to photo studios to take an official 全家福, sometimes in matching red outfits. You'll also hear 家庭照 (jiātíng zhào) as a neutral alternative, but 全家福 carries more emotional weight; it implies the whole family is present, no one missing.
Example sentences
过年的时候我们拍了张全家福。
Guònián de shíhou wǒmen pāi le zhāng quánjiāfú.
During Chinese New Year we took a family photo.
客厅墙上挂着一张全家福。
Kètīng qiáng shàng guà zhe yì zhāng quánjiāfú.
There's a family photo hanging on the living room wall.
来，大家站近一点，拍个全家福！
Lái, dàjiā zhàn jìn yìdiǎn, pāi ge quánjiāfú!
Come on, everyone stand closer, let's take a family photo!